Hmm yes this does seem a little bit wrong. Currently the bank loan is subtracted from your balance, so a large bank loan will put you into bankruptcy, and therefore cannot be used to get you out of it. I think I'll change the rules in alpha 21 such that bank loans are not counted against your balance.

There is nothign stopping prisoners retaking a failed class, although they will be less motivated to do so. Most of the courses are voluntary at the moment.

Alpha 20 has been released! Steam users will be automatically updated. Non-steam users can download the latest version from the builds page here: http://www.prison-architect.com/builds.html You need an active forum account to access the builds from our website. If you haven’t already done so, please...

This is a confirmed bug. For a large map with time warp factor 0.5, sentences count down twice as fast.

Fixed in a20.

Confirmed bug, caused by the negative balance. Fixed in a20.

This code:
bool FinanceSystem::CanAfford( int cost )
{
return( cost == 0 || m_balance + cost >= 0 );
}


Should have been
bool FinanceSystem::CanAfford( int cost )
{
return( cost >= 0 || m_balance + cost >= 0 );
}

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since we polled you all on what types of features you'd like to see next. A lot has changed since the last poll, with major new features and numerous performance enhancements and fixes. Let us know what you think!

Nb You can pick any TWO options from the poll.

Alpha 18 has been released! Steam users will be automatically updated. Non-steam users can download the latest version from the builds page here: http://www.prison-architect.com/builds.html You need an active forum account to access the builds from our website. If you haven’t already done so, please...

Alpha 17 has been released! Steam users will be automatically updated. Non-steam users can download the latest version from the builds page here: http://www.prison-architect.com/builds.html You need an active forum account to access the builds from our website. If you haven’t already done so, please...

I'm fairly sure that finished license plates sell for $10 each during the auto-sell event that occurs at midnight. However if you sell finished license plates using the new Sell button and clicking on them, you'll get $5 per item currently, which is a bug. So long as you wait for the auto sell you s...

Alpha 16 has been released! Steam users will be automatically updated. Non-steam users can download the latest version from the builds page here: http://www.prison-architect.com/builds.html You need an active forum account to access the builds from our website. If you haven’t already done so, please...

Awesome stuff, can't wait to try this out.

Lots of unused sounds were stripped out, that is all.

This is a confirmed bug for alpha15. Contraband is being wrongly deleted as part of our recent optimisations. Sorry!

Language strings have moved, from english.txt to base-language.txt. Make sure your language file is named correctly in your mod. Let us know if that fixes it!

Alpha 15 has been released! Steam users will be automatically updated. Non-steam users can download the latest version from the builds page here: http://www.prison-architect.com/builds.html You need an active forum account to access the builds from our website. If you are having trouble please click...